Blowgun



Jam l, 1952 P. H. SEIBL ET AL y BLOWGUN Filed Deo. 2l, 1950 Patented Jan. l, 1952 `LowGUN Plump n. seibel, Amen, and Joseph n. seem,

. St. Louis, Mo.

s Application December 21, 195o, serial No. 202,012 "4 claims. 1c1.12412 AThisinventionrelates to blow gunaand more particularly to magazine-type blow guns adapted for shooting pelletssuch as peas, beans or the like.

The object of the invention is the provision of a blow gun of the pea-shooter type having a magazine for containing a supply of pellets, such as peas, beansor the like, adapted for shooting pellets in` machine gun fashion, which may be manufactured at low cost and which is easy to load and effective in use.

In general, a blow gun of this invention com end of the magazine-adjacent the top of they magazine, andthe outlet section leads out oi' the forward end of Vthe magazine adjacent the top of the magazine. The inlet section opens into the magazine at an inlet opening adjacent the rearward end of the magazine, and the outlet section is open to the magazine at an outlet opening adjacent the forward end of the magazine. Batlle means are provided in the magazine for causing air blown in through the inlet section to iiow in a stream downward from the in let opening and thence upward and out through the outlet opening. Other features will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations of elements, features of construction,l and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the structures hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which one of various possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blow gun embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, with parts broken away; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse section taken on line 4-4 `of Fig. l.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring to the drawings, a preferred specific embodiment of the blow gun of this invention is shown to comprise a barrel consisting of inlet and outlet sections I and 3, and a magazine 5 intermediate the inlet and outlet sections. The magazine is of extended length in the direction of the length of the barrel, the inlet section I leading into the rearward end of the magazine adjacent its top, and the outlet section 3` leading out of the forward end of the magazine adjacent its top. The inlet section opens into the magazine at inlet opening 1, and the outlet section is open to the magazine at an outlet opening 9. A baille II is located in the magazine immediately forward of the inlet opening to direct the stream of air flowing in through the inlet section downward. Another baille I9 is located in the magazine immediately rearward of the outlet opening to guide the air stream and pellets carried along by the air stream into the outlet opening, the pellets being blown out through the outlet section 3.

More particularly, the magazine 5 is of `generally fiat semi-circular form, having a narrow dat top wall I5, generally semi-circular at side walls I1 and I9 and a semi-circular arcuate wall 2l forming the bottom and ends of the magazine. The inlet section I of the barrel consists of a straight short length of tube extending at its forward end through and fixed in an opening 23 in the wall ZI of the magazine just under the top Wall I5 of the magazine, the tube I preferably being parallel to the wall I5. The forward end of the inlet section tube I is open to provide the inlet opening 'l and is preferably beveled as indicated at 25 so that opening 1 is directed downward. The baille II comprises a vertical partition fixed in position between the side walls of the magazine immediately forward of the open forward end of the inlet tube I.

The outlet section 3 of the barrel 4consists of a straight length of tube considerably longer than the inlet tube Ilextending at its rearward end through and fixed in an opening 21 in the wall 2| of the magazine just under the top wall I5 of the magazine. The tube 3 is preferably parallel to the top wall I5 in line with the inlet tube I. Th rearward end of the outlet tube 3 is open to provide the outlet opening 9, and is preferably beveled as indicated at 29 so that the opening 9 is directed downward. The baille I3 comprises a vertical partition fixed in position between the side walls of the magazine immediately rearward of the rearward end of the outlet tube 3.

The inlet and outlet tubes I and 3, as will be "with 'it a stream of pelle-ts'. I Ilets into the outlet tube is facilitated by the guidpeas or beans, which are used. The magazine is A made flat, its width being slightly greater thanv the diameter of the tubes. The baffles or partitions extend down from the top wall of the magazine a sulcient distance for guiding the air stream, leaving ,spaces between thelower edges of the bailesand wall 2l for the air ow. A fun'- nel 3l is secured in an opening 33 in the top wall I5 of the magazine for loading pellets into the magazine. The funnel might be omitted, in

which case the magazine would be loaded either.

through the inlet or outlet tube, usually the inlet tube as it is short.

In use, the magazine is loaded with pellets through the funnel 3 I. closed by the hand. Upon blowing a continuous stream of air through the inlet tube i, the air stream is directed downward into the magazine byfth-bale li, thenha-nge in dire-etionlbeing afcilitated by the ybevel of the lforward end ofthe iinlet tube. The air iows down and then curves upland fout ltr'nou'g-h the outlet tube carrying Entrance of the pel- ;ig action-0f the baie i3 and the bevel form of :therearwa'rden'd of the outlet tube. If ldesired, short bursts 'of pellets may be blown out lby puilin'g into the inlet tube l, Arather than vby blowing 'ina continuousstream.

/In Yview of the above, it will be seen that the several'objects off the invention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many v*changes could be made in the above constructions without departing from the 'scope The funnel is then held 4 adjacent the top wall of the magazine, an air outlet tube extending at its rearward end through an opening in the forward end of the arcuate wall of the magazine closely adjacent the top wall, and balile means in the housing for causing air blown in through the inlet tube to low in a stream downward from the forward end 0f the inlet tube and thence upward vand out through vthe rearwardend of the outlet tube.

2. A magazinetype blow vgun for shooting pellets such as peas, beans or the like, comprising a magazine for pellets, the magazine being of e? mi of the invention, it is intended that all matter semi-circular form hav-ing a narrow top wall,

semifcircular iside walls, and a narrow arcuate ywal-l forming the bottom and end walls 'of the magazine, an Yair inlet tube extending at its forward end through an opening in the rearward :'nd'fof the arcuate wall vof the magazine closely nat, semi-circular form having a narrow flat top Wall, semi-circular side Walls. and a narrow arcuate wall forming the bottom and end walls of the magazine, an air inlet tube generally parallel to the top` wall of the magazine extending at its forward end through an opening 1n the rearward' end of the arcuate wall of the magazine closely adjacent the top wall of the magazine, anfairfoutlet `tube"extend-ing atfits rearward end-1tlro'ugh'-v an opening #in the forwardfendof the arcuate wall of the magazine closely adjacent thertop wall, and baille means in the housing'i'- 'causing 'aii` blown lin through the inlet 'tube -to ow in a stream downward from the Vforward eniif the 'inlet tube 'andftne'nceV upward-and out through-the rearward end-0f the Outlet tube. l 3. r--blow gun asset forth in claim zswh'erein meeneem the Y tub-es extending `interne maga: zine are bevelled to present ldownwardly ropening inlet an'd outlet-openings, and 'the baille mea'ns consists f'of `a lparti-ti'ori immediately forward f the bevelled enel of the inlet tube and a partition immediately rearward of the rearwarde'nd lo'fthe ouuetitute; l

{tr-@AT blow gunjais lset forth in claim 3, "further includ g-f-a funnelic'd 'in the top wall of maga#- z'irie for `oading the magazine with'pellets."

PHILLIP H. SEIBEL. JOSEPH- R. SCOTTI.

.ItliI-FERElJCESv CITED The following references are 'of' record in the sie of this pate-nt:

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